Two men are due to appear in court today in connection with a drugs seizure worth nearly 800 thousand euro in Cork on Friday.

The men in their forties were arrested following the discovery of cannabis herb in a car on Lower Glanmire Rd and a second drug find in a house in Togher.

Cannabis herb with a street value 110 thousand euro was discovered.

Further searches of a house and a vehicle in Togher led to the discovery of cannabis herb with an estimated street value of 680 thousand euro.

Gardaí believe the drugs were destined for the local Cork market with the discovery being the largest drugs seizure in Cork so far this year.